Evaluate
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
Evaluate
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
VAR selection requires careful evaluation
Choosing a VAR is hardly a perfect science. There are many VARs to choose from -- each with their own unique portfolio of products and range of technical expertise. The trick is to do your homework and investigate potential VARs before making a ... Continue Reading
Five must-have storage security testing tools
You know that your storage systems need to be secured and there are plenty of tools to find general security vulnerabilities. But, what about tools that look specifically at storage security vulnerabilities? There are a handful of these tools that ... Continue Reading
Five ways to add capacity to a NAS system
NAS expert Randy Kerns offers some actions to take in order to find more space on your NAS system. Continue Reading
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Data storage compliance's impact on storage product choices
Data storage compliance is having a tremendous impact on the storage organization, as well as the management practices employed to retain, search, certify and destroy data. It's not just regulations like SOX or HIPAA that influence storage -- there ... Continue Reading
Data migration products: Proceed with caution
Host-based data migration products are the best choice for moving mission-critical data. While there are only a few products in this category, they vary significantly. Continue Reading
Choosing the right VTL
Disk is increasingly a key part of the backup process, and many companies are taking the virtual tape library (VTL) route to disk-based backup. But all VTLs aren't the same. Find out the key differences among VTL products, and how they might work in...Continue Reading
NICs in NAS systems
NAS expert Randy Kerns answers the question: "Is it typical, when using a NAS appliance, that a host/server would have 2xNICs installed?"Continue Reading
NAS checkpoints for NFS and CIFS file systems
NAS expert Randy Kerns discusses NAS checkpoint best practices for NFS and CIFS file systems.Continue Reading
Buyer's Guide: Data classification tools
Automated tools play an important role in the data classification process. Many tools allow administrators to discover the data resources that are available, apply uniform classification rules to data across the entire enterprise, create and manage ...Continue Reading
The winners of Storage magazine's Products of the Year were surprising
Storage Bin: The winners of Storage magazine's Products of the Year were surprising, as so few of them were big-name storage vendors. Here's Steve Duplessie's take on the subject.Continue Reading
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Troubleshooting your NAS system
This tip will point out some common sense suggestions and best practices that may help you to create or maintain a more robust and reliable NAS infrastructure.Continue Reading
Data classification: The vendors
Corporate information resources regularly stretch into the terabytes (thousands of gigabytes) with many thousands (even millions) of individual files to contend with -- but the problem is now far more complex than simply "finding files". Finding ...Continue Reading
Which is the best platform for a storage subsystem management tool?
Customer value for features/characteristics
This column originally appeared on TechTarget's Expert Answer Center as a post in Randy Kerns' blog. Randy served as the Continue Reading
SAN file system
A SAN file system (that is, a storage area network file system) is programming that enables the sharing of the same copies of files stored on common storage media among multiple servers that may have different operating systems.Continue Reading
Serial Storage Architecture (SSA)
Serial Storage Architecture (SSA) is an open standard for high-speed access to high-capacity disk storage.Continue Reading
two-spindle system (twin-spindle system)
A two-spindle system, also called a twin-spindle system, is a computer design with two internal storage drives.Continue Reading
information architecture
In technical writing, information architecture is the set of ideas about how all information in a given context should be treated philosophically and, in a general way, how it should be organized.Continue Reading
CD-ROM XA (Compact Disc - read-only-memory, extended architecture)
CD-ROM XA (Compact Disc - read-only-memory, extended architecture) is a modification of CD-ROM that defines two new types of sectors that enable it to read and display data, graphics, video, and audio at the same time.Continue Reading
Questions to ask before building a NAS system
Questions and considerations when building a NAS system.Continue Reading
SCSI vs. iSCSI -- features, functionality and architecture
Switching storage vendors
Many storage managers would rather push their existing storage to the max rather than install a new vendor's equipment. Three companies describe how they changed vendors with as little pain as possible.Continue Reading
IDE NAS solution for home network
How to select storage management tools
This tip offers information about various types of storage management tools, and how to choose the right ones for your needs.Continue Reading
Andrew file system (AFS)
An Andrew file system (AFS) is a location-independent file system that uses a local cache to reduce the workload and increase the performance of a distributed computing environment.Continue Reading
Evaluating hardware: Price, capacity, port count and more
How to choose the best SAN or LAN switch
Looking to buy a SAN or LAN switch? Here are key questions to ask before you make a product choice.Continue Reading
HSM products from Veritas, Legato and HP
How to choose the right RAID level for your disk array
Cut through vendor hype and determine which RAID level (or levels) is right for your disk array.Continue Reading
Selecting database archiving tools
Four examples of NAS architecture
Tools for scanning and mapping the SAN
Should you choose a SATA-based array?
The new, "cheap" SATA drives may not be as cost-effective as you think.Continue Reading
Security concerns for maintaining multiple operating systems on the same host
What causes slow startup in Windows 2000
Failure to keep your service packs up-to-date is one reason Win2000 can be slow to startup. Find out in this tip how the problem has been corrected.Continue Reading
The great divide: mainframe and open-systems storage
If you'd like to use the same software to manage mainframe and open-systems storage, don't hold your breath. But there are more immediate ways that you can leverage mainframe best practices in the open-systems world.Continue Reading
Data management, the next major vendor battleground
Bits & Bytes: Storage expert Randy Kerns explores the importance of lifecycle data management and why vendors need to deliver a timely and effective solution.Continue Reading
Fibre Attached Storage products
Shared file systems: An overview
At their core, shared file systems let multiple users access the same files at the same time. Learn about the different products in this space and the categories they fall into.Continue Reading
The pros and cons of a single vendor environment
Storage assessment tools
What to consider when evaluating file systems
Looking to file systems to provide better file management and heterogeneous support for your networked storage resources? Analyst Jamie Gruener shares how to go about your search.Continue Reading
Using IDE architecture
Shared file systems: a mixed blessing
Shared file systems promise to simplify managing storage. But you might have to wait a few years before that promise is fulfilled.Continue Reading
Replication between different vendors' arrays
DAS, NAS and SAN replication solution
Steps to take to evaluate and prioritize data you are managing
How to split a single fabric SAN and provide a fully redundant solution
Five backup options to consider when implementing a SAN/NAS solution - Part 1
What is the architecture of a SAN network?
Evaluating hard disk drives
IBM's NAS products
Non-blocking architecture
Non-blocking architectureContinue Reading
Evaluating SAN storage solutions
Core-edge SAN switch architecture
A discussion of the most scalable and fastest of the popular SAN switch architectures.Continue Reading
Cascaded SAN switch architectures
A discussion of the simplest of the SAN switch connection schemesContinue Reading
Sun Microsystems' N8400 and N8600 NAS products offer higher capacity and performance
Sun Microsystems announce two new models of the scalable NAS storage family called the Sun StorEdge N8000 Filers.Continue Reading
Data storage architecture
SAN management tools
Windows 2000 -- a file system for everyone
Choosing a class of SAN service: Class 3
Choosing a class of SAN service: Class 1
Hard Quotas vs. Soft Quotas - How to Choose a Disk Management Utility
Discover the differences between hard quotas and soft quotas, and what you need in a quota management utility.Continue Reading